Louisiana Florida Parishes (the "toe of the boot") Discussions - Genealogy Wise2024-03-29T13:53:11Zhttp://www.genealogywise.com/group/floridaparishesla/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noFolklife in the Florida Parishestag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-11-26:3463583:Topic:2088922009-11-26T00:20:33.133ZJeanie DiLeonardohttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/JeanieMcCully
I just found this site, sponsored by the Louisiana Division of the Arts. I enjoyed what I found there so much, I had to share. We look for facts about our ancestors, but don't always have the resources (personal stories, etc.) to allow us to know what life was really like for them. For those of us who have Florida Parish ancestors but have no personal experience of the area & lifestyle there, this is a valuable resource. I hope others enjoy it as much as me.<br />
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If you scroll to the bottom of…
I just found this site, sponsored by the Louisiana Division of the Arts. I enjoyed what I found there so much, I had to share. We look for facts about our ancestors, but don't always have the resources (personal stories, etc.) to allow us to know what life was really like for them. For those of us who have Florida Parish ancestors but have no personal experience of the area & lifestyle there, this is a valuable resource. I hope others enjoy it as much as me.<br />
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If you scroll to the bottom of the page, there is a table of contents with clickable links to various articles.<br />
<a href="http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Virtual_Books/Fla_Parishes/book_florida_overview.html">http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Virtual_Books/Fla_Parishes/book_florida_overview.html</a> "RECORDS AND NOTES OF OLD SHARON CHURCH" (Robert & Ella Hughes)tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-10-21:3463583:Topic:1984222009-10-21T00:55:36.121ZJeanie DiLeonardohttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/JeanieMcCully
Here is the url of a transcript of the above named item, which mentions several of my (and maybe some of your) ancestors from the 1840's - 1860's. As noted in the preface, "Sharon Church was never relocated, but with the changing of parish lines it was first listed as being in St. Tammany, then Washington, and finally in Tangipahoa Parish. St. Tammany was mother Parish to Washington, and they were both Mother Parish to Tangipahoa, which was formed in 1869."<br />
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Hope it's as helpful to someone else…
Here is the url of a transcript of the above named item, which mentions several of my (and maybe some of your) ancestors from the 1840's - 1860's. As noted in the preface, "Sharon Church was never relocated, but with the changing of parish lines it was first listed as being in St. Tammany, then Washington, and finally in Tangipahoa Parish. St. Tammany was mother Parish to Washington, and they were both Mother Parish to Tangipahoa, which was formed in 1869."<br />
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Hope it's as helpful to someone else as it was to me.<br />
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<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/churches/old_shar.txt">http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/churches/old_shar.txt</a> Who are your Florida Parish families, and when/where did they arrive?tag:www.genealogywise.com,2009-07-30:3463583:Topic:1130702009-07-30T20:55:22.604ZJeanie DiLeonardohttp://www.genealogywise.com/profile/JeanieMcCully
My primary family in the area is the Sanders family: Blancet Sanders of Orangeburgh District, SC, and at least one of his brothers (Cullen, possibly also William) moved to Saint Tammany parish right after the War of 1812; they were members of the Mt Nebo Baptist Church in that parish. Sanders property was redistricted to Washington and later Tangipahoa parish. Family members have moved between these three primarily, but also occasionally Saint Helena, East Baton Rouge, and Jefferson (and…
My primary family in the area is the Sanders family: Blancet Sanders of Orangeburgh District, SC, and at least one of his brothers (Cullen, possibly also William) moved to Saint Tammany parish right after the War of 1812; they were members of the Mt Nebo Baptist Church in that parish. Sanders property was redistricted to Washington and later Tangipahoa parish. Family members have moved between these three primarily, but also occasionally Saint Helena, East Baton Rouge, and Jefferson (and occasionally Mississippi).<br />
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Other area families I descend from (all migrated from SC also) are McClendon/McLendon, Mixon, Oliphant, and Williams. The Hughes family (descendants of William Henry Hughes of SC) is heavily intertwined; I'm not a descendant of that line, although Blancet Sanders' first wife (from whom I descend) was a SC Hughes - I have never found who her parents or family were.<br />
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Here are some more Florida parish families that are in my tree by marriage: Amacker, Ard, Baham, Bahm, Barron, Bell, Bennett, Bowman, Carpenter, Crawford, Daniel, Dykes, Easley, Edwards, Gaines, Gayle, Goldsby, Hamilton, Hayden, Hendry, Hogan, Hoggatt, Holden, Holton, Husser, Johnston, King, Kuhn, Lambert, Lawrence, Morris, Narretto, Opdenweyer, Ridgedale/Ridgedell/Ridgel, Ritchie, Robards, Robertson, Settoon, Shoemake, Smith (yeah, like that's helpful :D), Spiller, Stafford, Story, Toney, Vernon, Vinyard, Wainwright, Whitehead, Zachary.<br />
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If anyone recognizes surnames from this list and would like to ask me about them, feel free. Please contribute your own list, so we can collaborate! Thanks.